Chapter 3 - The Cryptic Address Arrives For Saturday Night Action
Back in her cramped downtown apartment, Nessa placed the cello gently on her workbench and inspected the bridge with a jeweler's loupe.
The champagne had not penetrated the core grain, but the varnish had bubbled slightly near the f-hole.
Her phone buzzed against the wooden table at exactly 11:14 PM, lighting up the dark room with a single text notification.
The message contained no greeting, no pleasantries, and no explanation—only a set of GPS coordinates in the Port Lands industrial sector.
Below the coordinates was a single sentence from an unknown number: "Wear comfortable shoes. Don't bring your cello."
Nessa stared at the screen, her pulse steady and slow, the familiar pre-fight adrenaline beginning to warm her veins.
She walked over to her closet, sliding aside old winter coats to reveal a locked metal footlocker bolted to the floorboard.
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Inside sat her old cotton hand wraps, worn leather sparring shin guards, and the black shorts she wore during her final championship bout.
She ran her fingers over the frayed stitching, feeling the ghost of past victories whispering through the silent room.
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